Hamer — boys' name
56 babies named Hamer in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
63% of everyone ever named Hamer was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Hamer in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hamer
The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Hamer between 1913 and 1930, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hamer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hamer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hamer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hamer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Hamer at a glance
Last recorded 1930Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Hamer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1913
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1930.
56 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 9 births in a single year.
Hamer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 35 births that decade — 63% of Hamer's all-time total
Hamer decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Hamer's strongest decade
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 63% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.